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The Mercosur-EU trade deal, if approved, would give the EU more influence in preventing deforestation in Brazil, European Commission vice-president Jyrki Katainen said Tuesday (23 July). He defended the trade agreement which the commission negotiated with Mercosur, which consists of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. "I'm very well aware there are many people saying we should not have Mercosur trade agreement with the EU because of deforestation impact. We all know that there has been serious issues in Mercosur countries, especially in Brazil, when it comes to rainforest degradation," said Katainen. He spoke as he and vice-president for sustainable development Frans Timmermans presented a new strategy paper on protecting the world's forests. The paper quoted World Bank figures that said a forest area of 1.3m square kilometres has been lost between 1990 and 2016, "the equivalent of 800 football fields of forest lost every hour". "All this deforestation has happened without [the … [Read more...] about Commission defends Mercosur trade deal

UK Politics 3 July 2019 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-48855288 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Related TopicsBrexit MPs' opposition to a no-deal Brexit has hindered UK efforts to replicate an EU trade deal with Canada, says … [Read more...] about Fox blames MPs over Canada trade deal troubles

The European Union and South American bloc Mercosur yesterday agreed a draft free-trade treaty, bringing to an end almost 20 years of negotiations. The deal still faces huge hurdles, including pressure from farmers here and elsewhere in Europe, notably France, who will push their governments to veto an agreement that will mean a huge increase in low-cost South American beef allowed into the EU at a very low tariff, along with poultry, sugar and plant-based ethanol. The deal will also eliminate tariffs on orange juice, instant coffee and fruit exports from Mercosur members Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay and give greater access for meat, sugar and ethanol. Europe has its eyes on industrial exports - especially cars - currently hit with tariffs of 35pc, and also on big EU firms being able to compete for public tenders in South America. Europe's biggest exports to Mercosur include machinery and chemical and pharmaceutical products. Speaking after the announcement, Agriculture … [Read more...] about Farmers furious as EU trade deal delivers a ‘massive blow’

Behind the smiles and handshakes, the signature of the EU-Vietnam trade and investment deals - being agreed on Tuesday (25 June) and to be signed at the end of this week - have dire consequences for human well-being and our ability to prevent climate and ecological breakdown. The deals bear all the hallmarks of the ones with the USA and Canada that caused so much public outcry a few short years ago, but with a twist. Once again, the inclusion of an Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system threatens public budgets and put social and environmental protections are under threat. But this time, the EU is salting the wound by pushing these corporate courts on a country where citizens have precious few rights in the first place – there is not a single independent trade union in Vietnam. Meanwhile, freedom of speech could barely be more curtailed – it ranks fifth-last on the World Press Freedom Index, ahead of only China, North Korea, Turkmenistan and Eritrea. The … [Read more...] about [Opinion] EU-Vietnam trade deal a bad day for workers’ rights

Business 10 June 2019 comments Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48577667 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Related TopicsBrexit The UK and South Korea have signed an outline free trade agreement (FTA) that seeks to maintain existing … [Read more...] about UK and S Korea sign preliminary trade deal